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**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-true-is-this-article-on-ancient-egypt/951889 "2021-10-04T20:57:45Z")
OK turn on your ad blocker for this but how true is this alleged article? some of it seems to be well bull… --- ## [Most disappointing concert you've ever been to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disappointing-concert-youve-ever-been-to/950196)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disappointing-concert-youve-ever-been-to/950196 "2021-10-04T20:55:48Z")
Mine was Def Leppard in 2006. Bought tickets on the first day they came out. Waited months for the big day. But what a disappointment. The band was tired and had no energy. Joe Elliott kept running backstage while th… --- ## [Books into landfill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-into-landfill/951014)
**Author:** [@Doofer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doofer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-into-landfill/951014 "2021-10-04T20:45:23Z")
Any bookstores in the Chicago area that will take technical books? I sure don’t need them anymore. --- ## [AirDrop... Once again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airdrop-once-again/951842)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airdrop-once-again/951842 "2021-10-04T19:51:35Z")
I took a photo that I wanted to download from iCloud. I went to iCloud =\> Photos and opened the photo. Then I went to File =\> Share =\> AirDrop. I got a window that says ‘To share with someone using IOS, ask them to ope… --- ## [Heating home to high temperatures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heating-home-to-high-temperatures/951786)
**Author:** [@K2500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K2500)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heating-home-to-high-temperatures/951786 "2021-10-04T19:45:44Z")
If I bypassed my thermostats and closed all the doors on a warm day, what is the maximum temperature I could achieve without risking fire or damage to the furnace, window vinyl or home furnishings. I’m sure it depends on… --- ## [It's equinox time again in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-equinox-time-again-in-the-mmp/950982)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-equinox-time-again-in-the-mmp/950982 "2021-10-04T18:50:28Z")
I welcome autumn, except for the extra darkness part. It’ll be even worse when we change the clocks, but that’s still weeks away. Oh, and the leaf-raking part - that sucks, even tho we have the mulcher-vac to do most of … --- ## [Large crowds at Football games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-crowds-at-football-games/950167)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/large-crowds-at-football-games/950167 "2021-10-04T18:45:06Z")
I understand everyone is fed up with Covid restrictions. Acting like it’s gone isn’t the answer. My state has nearly reached capacity for ICU beds. It varies day by day. I hope college football crowds aren’t the next su… --- ## [How do I create a key to fill in a cell on a form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-key-to-fill-in-a-cell-on-a-form/951857)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-key-to-fill-in-a-cell-on-a-form/951857 "2021-10-04T18:32:50Z")
I’ve tried searching for this but apparently I’m using the wrong terms. I suspect it’s something really simple that I’m missing. I’d like to be able to just hit a key or two and fill in my email address on any website f… --- ## ['Danny Boy' and Saying an 'Ave'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-boy-and-saying-an-ave/951833)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-boy-and-saying-an-ave/951833 "2021-10-04T18:15:57Z")
Ironically this is something that I have wondered since 9/11. Because that’s when I first heard the ballad Danny Boy all the way thru. I first thought it was a Scottish ballad. It certainly still sounds like one. But ac… --- ## [NASA's Extended-Reality Graphic Novel "First Woman"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-extended-reality-graphic-novel-first-woman/951877)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-extended-reality-graphic-novel-first-woman/951877 "2021-10-04T17:35:19Z")
I’m reading Issue 1 now, but I haven’t tried any of the XR stuff yet. Just wanted to share. Link here: Calliefirst - NASA --- ## [Masks and acne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-and-acne/922167)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-and-acne/922167 "2021-10-04T16:17:46Z")
I’m having a horrible time lately with my lower face breaking out, especially my chin and around my mouth. I’ve had female co-workers (none of the few men at Hades Annex were involved in this conversation) say they’re ha… --- ## [Can you solve a mystery without a motive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-solve-a-mystery-without-a-motive/951742)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-solve-a-mystery-without-a-motive/951742 "2021-10-04T16:01:57Z")
I collect vintage paperbacks, partly because a huge percentage of them are mysteries and I got hooked by those mysteries when I was a teen and they were still alive and publishing and I could look forward to the next. T… --- ## [Covid test for flight to Hawaii... what if the flight is rescheduled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-test-for-flight-to-hawaii-what-if-the-flight-is-rescheduled/951743)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-test-for-flight-to-hawaii-what-if-the-flight-is-rescheduled/951743 "2021-10-04T15:53:08Z")
We are headed to Maui next week (fingers crossed), and my son is too young to be vaccinated, so requires a Covid test. The tests that Hawaii accepts have to be done at most 72 hours before departure. What happens if our… --- ## [Wild Boars in European Cities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-boars-in-european-cities/951724)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-boars-in-european-cities/951724 "2021-10-04T14:16:12Z")
WTF? I’ve heard two reports in recent days about wild boars causing havoc in major European cities. They’re running amok in Rome – And Shakira says she was attacked in Barcelona Here in Massachusetts it’s big news … --- ## [Questions about Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-danny-elfman-of-oingo-boingo/951071)
**Author:** [@Bananabug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bananabug)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-danny-elfman-of-oingo-boingo/951071 "2021-10-04T13:06:47Z")
Anyone else here a Danny Elfman/Oingo Boingo fan? Got a few questions for anyone in the know. Might sound weird. Lol. Is he actually a Scientologist or is it just the rest of his family? Why did his wife Bridget Fond… --- ## [Does Santa have Enough Elves - or - is this Xmas going to be a disaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-santa-have-enough-elves-or-is-this-xmas-going-to-be-a-disaster/951714)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-santa-have-enough-elves-or-is-this-xmas-going-to-be-a-disaster/951714 "2021-10-04T12:52:50Z")
I got a new trash can for my wife for her birthday (don’t laugh, it was a big hit.) I ordered it from Etsy, and it took over a week longer than promised to arrive, including 3 days at the depot maybe a mile from my house… --- ## [Post menopause acne....help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-menopause-acne-help/930711)
**Author:** [@Apodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apodder)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2021, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-menopause-acne-help/930711 "2021-01-17T23:05:44Z")
So, I’ve been to the dermatologist (not for a couple of years) and just was given progressively stronger versions of retinoids. I finally gave up and went back to Differin, since it’s available over the counter and at le… --- ## [Things that go bump in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-go-bump-in-the-mmp/951434)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-go-bump-in-the-mmp/951434 "2021-10-04T07:43:01Z")
I was in bed, all comfy and warm. FCD was settling in, too. As I lay there, something didn’t sound right. It was water running, and the pump on the basement tank was going also. For those unfamiliar with wells, the wate… --- ## ["It's just a bad Flu, we gotta just live with it." Gaining ground](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-just-a-bad-flu-we-gotta-just-live-with-it-gaining-ground/950544)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-just-a-bad-flu-we-gotta-just-live-with-it-gaining-ground/950544 "2021-10-04T07:24:23Z")
Let me say I am fully vaxxed. Mask wearing. Follow the CDC guidelines type person. I have noticed a creeping sentiment, including among dopers, that this thing is never gonna go away. Is it just defeatism? Are we jus… --- ## [What made/makes the Germans so good at what they do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-makes-the-germans-so-good-at-what-they-do/951560)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-makes-the-germans-so-good-at-what-they-do/951560 "2021-10-04T07:00:42Z")
I have always wondered at this. Almost anything you look at, music, math, chemistry, physics, autos the trail invariably leads back to Germany. Technology like Magnetic Tape Recording that took the world by storm The … --- ## [Why won't Google Maps GPS talk to me sometimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-google-maps-gps-talk-to-me-sometimes/951771)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-google-maps-gps-talk-to-me-sometimes/951771 "2021-10-04T05:31:27Z")
Sometimes it’s a chatterbox, turn here, do this, do that, but other times I can’t get it to speak directions, I’ve checked the volume on my phone, I’ve clicked the microphone icon, and…NOTHING, It seems random, except fo… --- ## [List of Halloween/Horror films on in October](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-halloween-horror-films-on-in-october/950493)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-halloween-horror-films-on-in-october/950493 "2021-10-04T05:22:03Z")
Only IFC and TCM air unedited films on their cable streams. I understand AMC Plus also airs unedited films. They offer a 7 day free trial that can be a window to do some binge watching. Amazon Prime has a one month fo… --- ## [How do you do a private sale of a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-do-a-private-sale-of-a-house/951807)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-do-a-private-sale-of-a-house/951807 "2021-10-04T04:04:46Z")
So my mom is going to move into a retirement community, since she’s lonely and starting to have some memory issues. My brother and I are all for this- we worry about her living on her own. Anyway, she’s thinking she wa… --- ## [Fake vaccination cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-vaccination-cards/937970)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-vaccination-cards/937970 "2021-10-04T03:35:36Z")
Are there any penalties for carrying and/or showing a fake Covid-19 vaccination card? --- ## [American Experience: W.R. Hearst. Anyone Care to Comment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-experience-w-r-hearst-anyone-care-to-comment/951690)
**Author:** [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-experience-w-r-hearst-anyone-care-to-comment/951690 "2021-10-04T03:14:23Z")
Was on PBS this week. A two part show on Monday and Tuesday night. I would like to hear others opinions. --- ## [Re-evaluating The Sopranos: American Decline, Younger Perspectives, Left-Leaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-evaluating-the-sopranos-american-decline-younger-perspectives-left-leaning/951617)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-evaluating-the-sopranos-american-decline-younger-perspectives-left-leaning/951617 "2021-10-04T02:19:19Z")
I much enjoyed The Sopranos after it first came out. I have not rewatched it recently but am not surprised that during lockdowns many did. I am fascinated by this article in the New York Times on how far-sighted the se… --- ## [Weighing the environment against my personal comfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weighing-the-environment-against-my-personal-comfort/951485)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weighing-the-environment-against-my-personal-comfort/951485 "2021-10-04T01:23:44Z")
Several years ago, my apartment complex installed a low flow toilet in my bathroom. Since then, it’s kind of been an olfactory nightmare; because it uses so little water, my longer sessions there breach the surface on a … --- ## [Wasted Days - New recording, video by Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasted-days-new-recording-video-by-bruce-springsteen-and-john-mellencamp/951817)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasted-days-new-recording-video-by-bruce-springsteen-and-john-mellencamp/951817 "2021-10-03T22:12:27Z")
A new song by two of the common man’s voices and playing acoustic guitar. Wasted Days. Marvelous! --- ## [Do you comprehend Infinity/Nothingness \[started by a SOCK\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-comprehend-infinity-nothingness-started-by-a-sock/951784)
**Author:** [@Icantdance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icantdance)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-comprehend-infinity-nothingness-started-by-a-sock/951784 "2021-10-03T21:26:17Z")
If the universe is infinite, what is outside the universe? If things just go black when we die, how do we know they are black? These things keep me up at night --- ## [How do I best argue this on Facebook? (Electric vehicle and natural energy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-best-argue-this-on-facebook-electric-vehicle-and-natural-energy/951542)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-best-argue-this-on-facebook-electric-vehicle-and-natural-energy/951542 "2021-10-03T20:42:12Z")
Not sure if this is the right place to post this, please move if it’s not the case. A Facebook friend of mine posted a meme with a picture that had two panels in it. There were cars in each panel, one being being gas po… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1322) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1324)